Stagecoach West (TV Series)

A Place of Still Waters (1961)

Darren McGavin: Pierce Martin

Quotes 

• [first lines] 

  Tom : Hey, they say you're Pierce Martin. Is that right?

  Pierce Martin : Yes, that's right. My name's Martin.

  Tom : They say you're a fast man with a gun. Is that right?

  [Martin ignores Tom] 

  Tom : Hey, Mister. When I ask a question, I want an answer. Are you a fast man with a gun.

  Pierce Martin : No.

  Tom : That's funny I heard you were. Maybe you're just yellow, huh?

  [shaking his head, Martin picks up his whiskey and moves to another table, but Tom follows him and knocks over the bottle] 

  Tom : Gee, I'm sorry. I spilled your drink.

  [disgusted, Martin throws money on the table and starts to leave, but Tom blocks his way] 

  Tom : What does it take to make you draw?

  Pierce Martin : I don't want to draw.

  Tom : Well, you're gonna... because I'm gonna.

  Pierce Martin : Don't do it. Please.

  Tom : Now, I'm going to count to three, Martin and on three, I'm pullin'.

  Pierce Martin : Somebody stop him, please!

  Tom : One... two... three!

  [Tom starts to draw, but Martin still shoots first and kills him] 

  Pierce Martin : Why didn't you stop him?

• Simon Kane : Anything I can do for ya?

  Pierce Martin : Now why would you want to do anything for *me*.

  Simon Kane : Oh, no reason. I can see you been travelin'. Thought you might to fill your canteen... might want to feed your horse. That's all.

  Pierce Martin : Sorry. When a man rides with a bounty on his saddle for so long, you get out of the habit of trustin' people.

  Simon Kane : I can see that.

  Pierce Martin : No, Mister, you can't. Nooo.

• Davey Kane : They say you're as fast as Wyatt Earp. Are you?

  Pierce Martin : I don't know... I don't intend to find out.

• Pierce Martin : You think a gun is nice? It's not. It's filth... Killing is filth, too.

• [Hallett leads the posse to Martin's favorite place] 

  Jim Hallett : Why did you have to come back here, Pierce.

  Pierce Martin : Why I don't know.

  Jim Hallett : They found that other man you shot. Why did you have to kill him?

  Pierce Martin : I don't know that, either.